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R. M; COL-LARD. A GIGAR PBRPORATOR. No. 288,210. Y -Patented Nov. 13,1883.'

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Cl'GAR-PERFORATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 288,210, -dated November 13, 1883. application ined June 1g, issu. (No modem' l showing the manner of using the saine. Fig.V

2 is a longitudinal sectional view, and Fig. 8

is a side elevation of the operative parts detached from the external case.

vTo construct a cigar-,cutter on myimproved plan, I provide a conical socket, B, having a tube, (l, projecting longitudinally from its smaller end, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Over this tube C, I fit another tube, D, which has a slot, c, formed in it, as shown', and through whicha pin, e, projects, and is secured inthel inner tube, C, this pin and slot serving to cause the parts to move in astraight line, and. `lpreventing them from turning' one upon the other. To the bottom of the tube D is rigidly secured a pin or needle,l a, which eX- tends up through the inner tube, C, to the bottom ofthe socket B, as shown in Fig. 2. A spiral spring, H, is placed over the tubes C D, and, bearing at one end against a collar, l, on tube C, and at its opposite end against a collar, l', on tube D, serves to keep the parts extended, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, except.

when compressed, as hereinafterl described. A small rod, I, bent in the form of a bow or staple, is secured at its bent end to the tube D, at or near its extremity, as shown in Figs. l and 2, and has asmall pointed blade, b, rigidly secured to each of its free ends, these blades being so arranged that their points shall rest in or stand opposite corresponding slots, a, out in thelwalls of the cone B, as shown in Fig. 2. These operating parts, when all secured together, as shown in Fig. 3, are placed in an ornamental case, A, and secured therein by merely turninga small lip or ilange around the open end of the case, as indicated in Fig. 2. I have shown this case A made in the forni of a mortar, with trunnions d, and with a ring on its closed end for securing it to a watch chain or cord, if desired, it being, when thus secured, always ready and convenient for use, as shown in Fig. 3. It is, however, obvious that it may be secured at its closed end yto any suitable style of a base, so that it may be set upright on a table or couliter, the case and its base being made of any suitable material and as ornamental as desired. Vhen it is desired to pierce the end of a cigar for smoking, the pointed end of the cigar is inserted within the cone B, as indi-` cated in Fig. 1, and by pressing on the cigar the cone is shoved back within the case, @aus ing the needle n and the blades b to protrude within the cone and enter the cigar more or less, according to the distance that the cone is moved. By making the blades b pointed, as shown, they will pierce the cigar without tearing the wrapper, which is very desirable, 1

as otherwise the wrapper is apt to become loose and injure, if not spoil, the cigar. By se curing the cone to thetube C and causing the latter to move in the tube D, the cone is prevented from tipping sidewise, which would cause it to bind in thecase A, and also upon 'the blades b and needle a, and prevent it from working freely. So, too, the pin and slot in these tubes keeps the cone B from turning in its case, and keeps the slot-s a always in line with the points of the blades, so that even if the blades be too short to have their points resting in the slots when the cone is pressed outward they will be sure to enter them when the cone is pressed inward. Bythis construction I am enabled to produce an implement that will work with freedom and certainty, and that is not liable to get out oi' order. If desired, the needle 'n may be omitted.

I am aware that a conical socket with a spring and a central needle have before been used for this purpose, and also that a slotted conical socket with a spring and square-ended blades have also been used; but in neither of those was there any such means for guiding vthe movement of the cone in reference to the herein-described implement for piercing or cut- 1o needle or blades, and `While I do not claim vting cigars, consisting` of acase, A, havngthe either of the devices above mentioned, ,l slotted cone B, the sliding` tubes C D, spring K What I do claim is H, blades b b, and needle n, all arranged to 5 1. The slotted cone B, provided with the operate as shown and described.

tube C, in combination with the slotted tube RICHARD M. COLLARD. D7 spring H, and the blades b b, all arranged to TvVitnessesz operate substantially as shown and described.

2. As a newiarticle of manufacture, the] i R. H. FULLER.

HARRY l?. FAIRCLHILD, j 

